Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh: Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented since 2010 by Jonathan Edwards of Plaid Cymru. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen.
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in Wales | |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
| Population | 71,046 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 54,557 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Carmarthen (part), Ammanford, Llandeilo, Llandovery |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Carmarthen, Llanelli |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Mid and West Wales |
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards is to be split between Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and Llanelli.